Abstract
Chronic active hepatitis was diagnosed in five American Foxhounds from one kennel. Spirochetes were demonstrated in the liver in four of the dogs. A rising titer to Leptospira interrogans serovar grippotyphosa was found in the fifth dog, although spirochetes were not demonstrated in tissues. A serologic survey at the kennel revealed evidence of exposure of 6 of 13 dogs to grippotyphosa. This is the first report of an association between chronic active hepatitis leptospiral infection in any species.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 839-844 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | American journal of veterinary research |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 6 |
State | Published - Jun 1979 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- veterinary(all)